Menasha volunteer finds perfect fit at Emergency Shelter

2:23 PM,
Jan. 4, 2013

Dawn Malcom of Appleton shares a laugh with house supervisor Seth Frank at the reception desk at the Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley in Appleton. Malcom has been volunteering at the shelter since June 2012.

Written by

Linda Dums
For The Post-Crescent

Once Dawn Malcom heard about the Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley in Appleton, she knew she found the place where she could give her time.

"I always thought about doing something," said Malcom, 65, of Menasha, who was at a Kiwanis meeting when she heard ESFV executive director Jerome Martin talk about the shelter, its mission and its needs.

As Martin spoke, Malcom said "something just clicked in me that this would be the fit for me," she said. "This is what I need to do." ...